what is the average size of carets on a dimond ring that a girl would want?

Question

mine is half a caret and i LOVE it my friends all have a full caret and i think they are just tooooooooo big!

wow! serious i live in utah and one caret is like HUGE here at first thats what i wanted and i found my ring then i decided a bigger dimond would look dumb on it........

Answer 1

Honestly, it depends on where you live. I grew up in a place where 1 carat to 1 1/2 carat would be erally big and really nice... but then I went and moved to New York... and 1 carat is considered tiny!!! its more like 2 carats+ out there

Answer 2

I'm not engaged yet, but my boyfriend of 4 years knows exactly what ring I want. I want a 3 stone ring. The center diamond must be at least 2 carats. The side stones are 1 carat each. I go by the rule that the engagment ring carats have to equal the amount of years you're together before you get engaged.

Answer 3

I went with a half carat, but I was more concerned with color and clarity. Those are really more important than size. Who wants a giant diamond with poor/yellow color that is fuzzy looking and never looks bright? With some diamonds you can actually see the dark carbon spots yuck!

And, don't forget the Table, that's important too! You don't want a wide space from the top of the diamond to where the facets begin. That is bad.

The three "C"s are what it's all about: Color, cut and clarity!

Answer 4

For a solitaire I would go with no bigger than a 1/2 carat weight, anything over is just too gaudy and flashy. For total weight, like center stone and side stones, I'd say no more than one carat total weight

Answer 5

where I live 2 carats are the most common and generally they go up from there. but if you want a less expensive ring then go with a brilliant cut because the light reflecting from the diamond makes it appear bigger than it actually is.

Answer 6

1/2 carat or 3/4 carat. Of course, I want a carat and a half.

Answer 7

Mine is about 1 1/2 carats and I love it...I do not think it's too big at all

Answer 8

if its an engagement ring, they were first made a gift to the bride to be, so that if the marriage went bad that the diamond could be re sold to pay off things. so it all depends on how much u would have to pay off, thats why every anniversery the stone is supposed to get more valuable.

Answer 9

I think one carat is the average that women want.

Answer 10

I think they always wish it could have been bigger. Diamonds and other things. they almost always settle.